What color is #859186?

#859186 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859186?

The RGB value is 133, 145, 134: 133 red, 145 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859186?

The complementary color is #918590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859186 color

#859186 rgb(133, 145, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859186 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.9% green and 52.5% blue (133, 145, 134).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#859186 color codes

HEX	`#859186`
RGB	`rgb(133, 145, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.94, -6.53, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.94, 7.85, 146.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.1, 26.958, 26.483)`
Decimal	`8753542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859186, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #859186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #859186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859186; }
.text { color: #859186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 145 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859186, #85918c); }

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Questions

What color is #859186?: #859186 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859186?: The RGB value is 133, 145, 134: 133 red, 145 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859186?: The complementary color is #918590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.